A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Ackerly$460/mo

Typical home $75K (Census) · tax rate 1.05% · Housing →

Winfield$700/mo

Typical home $115K (Census) · tax rate 1.05% · or rent about $825/mo · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Winfield and Ackerly.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

AAckerlyBetter than 85% of districts in the state –WinfieldNot graded

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

AckerlyWinfield

Snow a year1″2″

January low32°F 34°F

July high94°F 94°F

Growing season (days)226d 245d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st 27th

Outdoors & history

AckerlyWinfield

Settled1923 —

Archive photos4 —

Community

AckerlyWinfield

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

386 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AckerlyTX WinfieldTX

Ackerly ↔ Winfield386 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Texas average

AckerlyWinfield

People

Population 384Lowest 450Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -19.5% TX: +15.9%

Median age 28.4±3.8Highest 20% below TX 26.5±8Lowest 26% below TX

Ackerly and Winfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 34.1%±19Lowest TX: 25% 39.1%±22Highest TX: 25%

Winfield and Ackerly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 3.4%±10.5Lowest TX: 13.4% 6.9%±7.4Highest TX: 13.4%

Winfield and Ackerly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.5%Highest TX: 33.8% 13.4%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±4.3Lowest TX: 6.2% 4.9%±5.5Highest TX: 6.2%

Winfield and Ackerly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $66,094±$29kLowest 16% below TX $76,250±$23kHighest about the TX average

Winfield and Ackerly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $74,500±$12kLowest 74% below TX $115,200±$16kHighest 59% below TX

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $825±$537 41% below TX

Property taxmedian, yearly $783Lowest 81% below TX $1,210Highest 71% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest TX: 51.7% 75%±91.2Highest TX: 51.7%

Winfield and Ackerly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 0.3%Lowest TX: 13.8% 33.6%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 80.8%Highest TX: 62.6% 75.2%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1988Lowest 4 yrs older than TX 1990Highest 2 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 43 minHighest 61% above TX 31 minLowest 16% above TX

Work from home 1.8%±2.8Lowest TX: 14.4% 5.7%±8.2Highest TX: 14.4%

Winfield and Ackerly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 45.8 miHighest 9.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.65Lowest 1.29Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Lamesa (11%)Mount Pleasant (40%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WinfieldFew work in Ackerly

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 133Highest 55.9Lowest

Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Ackerly vs Winfield

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Where they differ most

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Winfield

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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